Category: psychology

15 entries.

• Aphantasianoun— The inability to form mental images of objects that are not present.
• Catharsisnoun— The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.
• Conflatedverb— Combine two or more texts, ideas, etc. into one.
• Conscientiousnessnoun— The personality trait of being careful and diligent; a desire to do a task well and take obligations to others seriously.
• Credulitynoun— A tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true.
• Gestaltnoun— An organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts.
• Pathologizeverb— Regard or treat someone or something as psychologically abnormal or unhealthy.
• Perseverateadjective— Repeat or prolong an action, thought, or utterance after the stimulus that prompted it has ceased.
• Recidivousadjective— Tending to relapse or having relapsed.
• Ruminationnoun— A deep or considered thought about something.
• Self-immolateverb— Set fire to oneself, especially as a form of protest or sacrifice.
• Stultifyverb— Cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine.
• Sublimateverb— Divert or modify an instinctual impulse into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity. Also: sublimating.
• Vacillationnoun— The inability to decide between different opinions or actions; indecision.
• Velleitynoun— A wish or inclination not strong enough to lead to action.